Vishnu Flanked by His Personified Attributes
Unknown Artist
Vishnu rests his lower right hand on Chakrapurusha, the personification of his war discus, the chakra. His lower left hand rests on the head of Gadadevi, the female personificaiton of his mace.
Credit: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Early 9th century
Bronze
52.7 cm
2015.500.4.10
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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